While Formula 1’s paddock argues about artificial overtaking and Mario Kart regulations, three documented near-misses at race starts have barely registered. The 2026 start procedure is creating genuinely dangerous closing-speed differentials — and the sport appears to be waiting for an accident to prove it.
Franco Colapinto crossed the line tenth in Shanghai — one point, his first for Alpine. But strip away the Safety Car timing, the Ocon collision and the floor damage, and the Argentine was on course for seventh. The drive deserved far better than the result.
Nobody predicted it. After two rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season, Haas sit fourth in the constructors’ championship — ahead of Red Bull. Team principal Ayao Komatsu says the pace was real, not borrowed.
With Kimi Antonelli’s maiden victory at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, a new name joins F1’s most exclusive record list. Here are the ten youngest race winners in the sport’s history — and the one mark that looks set to stand for years to come.
Max Verstappen has suffered three consecutive poor race starts in 2026. The cause lies in the new power unit architecture — and Red Bull hasn’t solved it yet.
Why Verstappen Is Losing Places at the Start in F1 2026 Lire la suite »
Kimi Antonelli converted pole into a maiden victory at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, becoming the second-youngest winner in F1 history. Lewis Hamilton claimed his first podium in Ferrari colours after a breathtaking battle with Leclerc.
Antonelli Wins in China: F1’s Second-Youngest Winner Ever Lire la suite »
Kimi Antonelli, 19, became Formula 1’s youngest-ever Grand Prix pole-sitter at the 2026 Chinese GP in Shanghai, beating Sebastian Vettel’s record that had stood for 18 years.
Antonelli: F1’s Youngest Pole-Sitter Ever | Chinese GP 2026 Lire la suite »
Russell dominant in S1 and S3, Antonelli fastest in S2, Leclerc penalised by an energy deployment failure, Verstappen 1.7 seconds off pole — a complete telemetry breakdown of every driver’s SQ3 lap at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint.
Chinese GP 2026 SQ3: Full Telemetry & Sector Breakdown — Who Ruled Shanghai? Lire la suite »
Verstappen qualified eighth for the Chinese GP Sprint, outpaced by an Alpine, as Red Bull suffered a catastrophic loss of grip and balance on what the champion himself called a « disaster » Friday in Shanghai.
Red Bull’s Shanghai Disaster: Max Verstappen 1.7s Off the Pace in Sprint Qualifying Lire la suite »
A seemingly quick lap in SQ3 evaporated the moment Leclerc hit Shanghai’s 1.2km back straight and found his battery empty. The incident lifts the lid on why 2026’s hybrid power units — without the MGU-H and with a tripled MGU-K output — are pushing every team to their modelling limits.
Leclerc’s Shanghai Blackout: Why the 2026 F1 Power Units Are So Hard to Master Lire la suite »
